Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  1999 Aug;42(8):1789-1795.

Pregnancy Outcome in Renal Allograft Recipients

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
To assess the pre-pregnancy and pregnancy factors influencing pregnancy outcome in renal transplanted women Materials and
METHODS
This retrospective study included all pregnancies in renal transplanted women in Asan Medical Center between June 1996 and February 1998. We collected data from the medical records of allograft recipients. Pre-pregnant status and pregnancy outcome were described.
RESULTS
Seventeen pregnancies in 13 allograft recipients resulted in 7 term deliveries, 4 preterm births, 2 spontaneous abortions, and 4 therapeutic abortions. All but one patient received immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporin A, azathioprine, and prednisolone during pregnancy. The mean interval from the time of transplantation to conception was 28.8+/-14.3 months(range 6-60 months). In live birth group, the mean gestational age at delivery was 37.7+/-1.2 weeks and the mean birth weight of their offspring was 2.85+/-0.37 kilogram. Apgar scores at 5 minutes were 8 or more in all of them. The obstetric complications were distributed as follows: pregnancy induced hypertension in 6 cases(55%), pregnancy aggravated hypertension in 2 cases(18%), fetal growth restriction in 1 case(9%), prematurity in 4 cases(36%). Cesarean sections were done in 4 cases(36%) because of previous Cesarean section(3 cases) and uncontrolled hypertension(1 case). Neonatal complication, transient tachypnea of the newborn, was found in one case. Graft rejection after transplantation occurred in 4 cases: 3 cases in preterm births and 1 case in therapeutic abortions. Maternal renal functions were normal during pregnancy and postpartum period whose pre-pregnant renal functions had been normal. No patient experienced any rejection episode or graft loss during pregnancy.
CONCLUSION
Successful pregnancy can be expected in women with a renal transplant, although there was high incidence of pregnancy-related complications, especially hypertensive disorders. Pregnancy can be encouraged to these allograft recipients if they have good renal function.

Keyword

Renal transplantation; Pregnancy

MeSH Terms

Abortion, Spontaneous
Abortion, Therapeutic
Allografts*
Azathioprine
Birth Weight
Cesarean Section
Chungcheongnam-do
Cyclosporine
Female
Fertilization
Fetal Development
Gestational Age
Graft Rejection
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
Incidence
Kidney Transplantation
Live Birth
Medical Records
Postpartum Period
Prednisolone
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome*
Pregnancy*
Premature Birth
Retrospective Studies
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Transplants
Azathioprine
Cyclosporine
Prednisolone
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